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Information Technology Specialist (Security Operations Center), GS-2210-15 (Direct Hire) (Information Technology Specialist (Team Lead))
Federal Student Aid · Posted 57 days ago
Hybrid San Francisco, CA $150K – $197K Apply by Jul 24, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ OperationsEducation
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This position is located in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). FSA is a Principal Office of the United States Department of Education responsible for awarding billions of dollars in federal student aid funds. Our vision is to be the most trusted and reliable source of student financial aid, information, and services in the nation.
What You'll Do
- →APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.
- →We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
- →Additionally, the position provides executive-level briefings and ensures timely, accurate reporting for mandated and congressional cybersecurity inquiries. •Overseeing IT systems throughout their full engineering lifecycle, ensuring secure design, development, implementation, maintenance, and retirement.
Requirements
- ✓Condition of Employment: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
- ✓Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
- ✓Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
- ✓We will consider all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.
- ✓Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level.
- ✓You must be a United States citizen to apply.
- ✓You may be subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
- ✓Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
- ✓Relocation Expenses will not be paid.
- ✓Must complete a Background Investigation and Fingerprint check.
- ✓This position is subject to drug testing.
Benefits
- ★As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment.
- ★As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service.
- ★Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules.
- ★You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position.
- ★To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S.
- ★Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
- ★You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position.
- ★To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S.
- ★Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
- ★You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position.
Personality Fit
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